Garter.



No. 843,627. PATENTBD'FEB. 12. wo?.

G.- H, PHBLPS.

YGARirBBL APPLIGATION FILED 1330.3, 1906.

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H. Pes-Les, or eos'rori', MessiiCiiUsE-TTQ;

FROST CGB/lPANY, GF EOSTQN, iASSACHUSET A CGRORA."

MASSACHUSETTS.

pplieetion filed December To will zii/"wm it may concern: v

Be it lmown that I, GEORGE E.. Pirizms, oii'izeri of ille United States,residingirl Boston, in ille county oi' Suffolk uid Susie ofMosssclurse-"uis, liiwe'invented certain new :ind useful iiiipro'femenisin Garters, of Wl 'eli the following' is :i speciiicmiori.

My invenioo relates to that class of ger fers known iis gen-elemeiis'galio-rs, Wliieli comprise e bend eclepred to inelose the leg of theWe-mer, ela-sp edeped. for etteoliiiient Lo elle liose ami-i suspendingdevice which connects the Clasp with the bend. Letters Paleiii of theUriiyed Ssses lieve heretofore been granted to me for improvements inthis class of gamers. i

The objeet of my present pro l this eless, which, While sufficientlystrong 'Le sustain. all strains slid/of suehiecture enel melerisl es toweer well and possessing mod-'- erste els-s and resiliency, shell besofter md less eiesie than some heretofore emsreoy it will Kerly lesspressure will lie less hersli when worn liiil will .have suchFlexibility n. .dersie elssiieiuy end resiliene secureij; cling' o tiveleg under all eend' 1 According' i mi; invention, l1 form "rle iegbendof gene-rs of this class 'of lmii goo. iii which the loops of the knimedfabric are extensible and oontme'iible both longiaudiiifily of ille bandas Well as erosswise thereof :incl

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so suspend. lflie clasp from the bend es io lelie sdvuxiizige oi' suchcompound elasiici'ty.

lli .,lio accompany-line; drawings, Figure l is 'ivf oi' a, gentleiiensgarter .im1='.=vemens. Fie, slio's L ferri lesgimdiney l shows theloopsWi so Fifi. 5 is e pespeeivfe View of'tlie seamless lrii Lulmler fabricfrein 'which the leg-sand ir; y Je formeil. Wig. 6 is s pers @estiveviev" ofeiiotiie'r eri er com aiming my imnroireiiieiis. Figi. 7 is esimilar View oi still soothe? style of garter ine-io in accordano-eiafiili my iiiveoiiou. S shows 'li-ow the invention isto noe anirriprovefl leg-@band for' grfcers of' when Lilley 'sireehei laterally..

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iisl'edges insteeol of being mede Yom seeL 1 less limit tube.

Tile elespf*i may be of preferred @om struction, fue one shown is wellkno men extensively used :mei neel'nou be speeiiieslly y described..,The suspending devies B msg? lne e cord, as shown in i, of nomelsslieoi"- elesuic materiel, endis preferably circuler in eross-seeiioiijbut:my other siiitsbie' Welikiiown fieriee foi.' suspending the clasp from'the leg-bend. be employed. llllie oeiiri C in Fir. 'i is provid-eci etone emi. with e lie-oli e, admired to eng-ege the cord E the usuel wsj.'engl with afloop la through Wloieli die 'cord E extends. .it is alsoprovided Witsen adjustable slide by of which "alle length of 'che bendmay be regulated. Tiies features fis just 'describe-fl sire all of`usuel eonstriiotion; but the ben-df() is mede in e new Way. l iHereoiore sue/li leg-bands have usuallj?" mafie elssiio webbing havingthe 'robber threads running .losgiiidirielly of the elast.' ity is givento the bend orosswise, escl therefore when sreiri is are# plied. to 11e(liegeng .ly or 8o biais there is no eem-pound 'yiel'iiiig of 1"in-ebrio in my improved lie-rod. li is also eommoii lo make theleg-bend of iria'teriei having no elestieiiy or resilienoy ei'blier logitudinelly or crosswise. l Preferably my irrf proved eglissil is merleoiz seaiiiless' tubular knit goods X, such es shown iii Fig. [if-that isto say,1 the inner and outer layers o the bend areoonieoted et theiredges: but not connected si, my other places. @ne layer of fabric cmi,therefore, more reietivelyto the either' ver, mul. no stitching to imite'fie loyers W1 i ol'iier is requis lluiee more, peri" lo er@ "or fluwthe fgfirer. marleiu if steed ef tube, of iiwo strips theiriorigituiliriel edges.

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ezimlcss knit C, mafie from fe iii 5h15] it may mit goorls T., nl

le. barili nis? lie mede of two sirips of imity lengtlieiieoioilml'oally of the bend in Lulie goods stitched tege/Amr alom' slieii'longiiicri manner sin Fig. 3 o?? io bejvideiiem the mannerfshownin Fig.4.

The yfun possesses inherent elasticity, which, in connection with theresiliency of the goods, causes the fabric to assume its normalcondition, shown in Fig. 2, When strain is Withdrawn.

construction of the fabric, but Wool, silk, or other material may beemployed. In View 'of the fact that the fabric-is elastic and resilientboth longitudinally and crosswise the band Will readily adept itself tothe shopeoi the leg when under strain and under all other conditions.The fabric is soit and may be used next the skin without discomfort andFWithout danger of slipping.

in Fig. 6 l have shown another type of Carte-r, the general form ofwhich is well nOWn. In this instance the suspending device B is made ofthe knit goods, being prat embly is of knit goods of thekindhereinhe'tore speci- -fied.

In Fig. 7 the suspendin@ device B is in the forni of s. loop adapted totlo sely encircle the leg an d is made in one piece With the leg-band.

Obviously the details oi construction may in one piece with theleg-band,\vl1ich bo varied. Other kinds oi clasps fasteners, andsuspending devices muy be used 1nd the form oi the leg-ban d may beveriei'l, but should in all eases he made of knit goods hav i ing thecharacteristics hereinbetore siieeiiied. re'ferably inercerized Cottonis used in the l disclaim,broadly considered, n, leg-band or garter madeof knit goods, but so lur l am nwe re it is new with me to combine sucha leg-hand withv t hose-supporter clasp lin sueh nie-nner that a.dowmvard pull on thel clasp exerts a strain on the fabric of thelegband, which causes it to expend both longitudinally and crosswise.

i' clai n1 as my invention-- A garter comprising :i lcgsben d and eclasp suspended therefrom, the leg-bend being mede Afrom knit goodshaving elasticity and resiliency both longitudinally and erosswise of'tho hand.

In testimony whereof l have hereunto suh- 1 scribed my neme.

GEORGE li. PllElLtS. liv/Vi tnesses:

ALPHoNso W Benehmt, MARIAN A. AMAZEEN.

